GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |